by cutsinger | Jul 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
I’m not sure there really is such a thing as “the right degree of concentration”, to quote from your message. I understand of course why you use this phrase: we read about such things as samadhi and fana, and we’re perhaps tempted to...
by cutsinger | Jun 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
Yes, there is ample precedent for praying to both Christ and His Mother, not only canonically and thus discursively, but in the methodic, “hesychastic” way you allude to. I would recommend, however, that if you wish to use two full petitions, they should...
by cutsinger | May 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
As you know, I too have a profound love for a wide range of spiritual traditions and contemplative methods, Christian and otherwise. It’s important, however, that we not get so caught up in the undeniable beauty of these teachings—their allure or their...
by cutsinger | Apr 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
Thank you very much for sending me the following musings from a much-published scientist. As you doubtless expected, they only serve to confirm my own philosophical doubts concerning evolution: I will tell you, as a scientist and synthetic chemist: if anybody should...
by cutsinger | Apr 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
Yes, your question is certainly well-timed, and thank you for your season’s greetings, which I gladly return: Christos anesti ! The only place I know of where Schuon speaks of Christ’s descent into Hell is in the chapter “The Particular Nature and...
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